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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5
HP Smart Update Firmware DVD overview ................................................................................................... 5
Minimum requirements ............................................................................................................................... 5
Supported firmware ................................................................................................................................... 7
Obtaining the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD ............................................................................................. 7
Support limitations ..................................................................................................................................... 8
Smart Update Firmware DVD contents ............................................................................................. 9
Release sets and bundles ............................................................................................................................ 9
100 series servers ..................................................................................................................................... 9
HP Smart Update Firmware DVD powered by HP Smart Update Manager ........................................................ 9
Deployment options .................................................................................................................... 11
Host types .............................................................................................................................................. 11
Deploying components online ................................................................................................................... 11
Deploying offline ..................................................................................................................................... 12
HP USB Key Utility ................................................................................................................................... 12
Using a hard drive .................................................................................................................................. 13
Deploying components not on HP Smart Update Firmware DVD .................................................................... 14
Trusted Platform Module ........................................................................................................................... 14
TPM scenarios ............................................................................................................................... 16
Booting a Firmware DVD over a network .................................................................................................... 16
Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................. 16
Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 17
Configuring PXELINUX ................................................................................................................... 17
Specifying the ISO Image Path ........................................................................................................ 17
Deploying firmware and software simultaneously......................................................................................... 18
Smart Update Firmware DVD Automatic Deployment Mode ............................................................. 20
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 20
Updating the firmware on a server ............................................................................................................ 21
Updating an individual server locally ............................................................................................... 21
Updating an individual server remotely ............................................................................................ 21
Updating multiple servers simultaneously .......................................................................................... 22
Updating multiple enclosures simultaneously ..................................................................................... 24
Determining the success of an Automatic Mode deployment .......................................................................... 26
Special modes ........................................................................................................................................ 27
Advanced topics ......................................................................................................................... 28
Server virtualization detection and support ................................................................................................. 28
Configuring IPv6 networks with HP Smart Update Manager .......................................................................... 28
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2003 ..................................................................................... 29
Configuring IPv6 for Windows Server 2008 ..................................................................................... 31
Configuring IPv6 for Linux............................................................................................................... 33
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 36
Recovering from a failed ROM upgrade ..................................................................................................... 36
Recovering from a failed system ROM upgrade ................................................................................. 36
